Submissions are now open for Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2019!
https://submit19.ifca.ai/submit/
On 2018-07-26 13:50, Ian Goldberg and Tyler Moore wrote:
>Call for Papers
>> Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2019
>> Twenty-Third International Conference
> February 18–22, 2019
> St. Kitts Marriott Resort
> St. Kitts
>>https://fc19.ifca.ai/cfp.html>>Financial Cryptography and Data Security is a major international forum
>for research, advanced development, education, exploration, and debate
>regarding information assurance, with a specific focus on financial,
>economic and commercial transaction security. Original works
>focusing on
>securing commercial transactions and systems are solicited; fundamental
>as well as applied real-world deployments on all aspects surrounding
>commerce security are of interest. Submissions need not be exclusively
>concerned with cryptography. Systems security, economic or behavioral
>perspectives, and interdisciplinary efforts are particularly
>encouraged.
>>Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
>> * Access Control
> * Anonymity and Privacy
> * Applied Cryptography
> * Auctions and Mechanisms
> * Authentication and Identification
> * Behavioral Aspects of Security and Privacy
> * Biometrics
> * Certification and Audits
> * Cloud Computing and Data Outsourcing Security
> * Commercial Cryptographic Applications
> * Contactless Payment and Ticketing Systems
> * Digital Rights Management
> * Economics of Security and Privacy
> * Electronic Commerce Security
> * Electronic Crime and Underground Markets
> * Fraud Detection and Forensics
> * Game Theory for Security and Privacy
> * Identity Theft
> * Insider Threats
> * Legal and Regulatory Issues
> * Microfinance and Micropayments
> * Mobile Systems Security and Privacy
> * Phishing and Social Engineering
> * Privacy and Anonymity-enhancing Technologies
> * Reputation Systems
> * Risk Assessment and Management
> * Secure Banking and Financial Services
> * Smart Contracts and Financial Instruments
> * Smartcards, Secure Tokens and Secure Hardware
> * Social Networks Security and Privacy
> * Trust Management
> * Usability and Security
> * Virtual Goods and Virtual Economies
> * Voting Systems
> * Web Security
>>New this year: Since its founding in 1997, Financial Cryptography and
>Data Security has published research on digital currencies. With the
>explosion of interest in cryptocurrencies prompted by the introduction
>of Bitcoin, research papers on cryptocurrencies have appeared in both
>the main conference and, since 2014, the Workshop on Bitcoin and
>Blockchain Research. In recognition of this burgeoning field, the FC
>steering committee has decided to incorporate the workshop into
>the main
>conference as a new blockchain track. As such, Financial Cryptography
>and Data Security now serves as the premier venue for
>cryptocurrency and
>blockchain research. Topics of interest for the blockchain track
>include, but are not limited to:
>> * Applications Using or Built on Top of Bitcoin
> * The Bitcoin Protocol and Extensions
> * Blockchain Applications
> * Case Studies (e.g., of adoption, attacks, forks, scams, …)
> * Cryptocurrency Adoption and Transition Dynamics
> * Digital Cash and Payment Systems
> * Distributed Ledgers
> * Economic and Monetary Aspects of Cryptocurrencies
> * Economics and/or Game Theoretic Analysis of Cryptocurrency Protocols
> * Forensics and Monitoring
> * Fraud Detection and Financial Crime Prevention
> * Legal, Ethical and Societal Aspects of (Decentralized) Virtual Currencies
> * Peer-to-Peer Networks
> * Permissioned and Permissionless Blockchains
> * Proof-of-work, -stake, -burn, and Virtual Mining
> * Real-world Measurements and Metrics
> * Regulation and Law Enforcement
> * Relation of Cryptocurrencies to Other Payment Systems
> * Transaction Graph Analysis
> * Usability and User Studies
>>The intent is that the blockchain track will not be in parallel to
>either the rest of the conference proper, nor to the workshops. Papers
>from the conference, whether in the blockchain track or not, will be
>presented from Monday to Thursday of the conference week, without
>parallel sessions to the extent possible. The workshops, as in
>previous
>years, will be held in parallel to each other on Friday.
>> Important Dates
>>Workshop proposal submission August 13, 2018
>Workshop proposal August 22, 2018
>notification
>Paper registration September 18, 2018 (firm!)
>Paper submission To be decided on September 18, 2018
>(see below)
>Paper notification November 14, 2018
>Poster and panel submission November 23, 2018
>Poster and panel December 3, 2018
>notification
>Final pre-proceeding papers December 20, 2018
>Conference February 18–22, 2019
>>Submissions are accepted until 11:59pm, UTC-11.
>> What's the deal with the deadline?!
>>New this year: A number of conferences, including this one in the past,
>have had the habit of announcing one deadline, only to extend it by 3–7
>days as the deadline approached, often citing fictitious "popular
>requests" as an excuse. This year, the effect will be the same, but we
>will be more transparent about the process.
>>All papers must be registered by Tue Sep 18, 2018. This means the
>titles, authors, abstracts, topics, submission options, conflicts, etc.
>(everything except the PDF of the paper itself) must be entered
>into the
>submission system by this date. This date is firm and will not be
>extended.
>>On September 17, 2018, we will announce (in this space) a block height
>on the Bitcoin blockchain that we expect to be found the following day.
>Once the block of that height is found and confirmed, let the last hex
>digit of the hash of that block be L. Then the FC19 paper submission
>deadline will be September (21+ceil(sqrt(L))), 2018. In table form:
>> L Paper submission deadline
> 0 Sep 21, 2018
> 1 Sep 22, 2018
> 2, 3, 4 Sep 23, 2018
> 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Sep 24, 2018
> A, B, C, D, E, F Sep 25, 2018
>>When the paper submission deadline has been determined in this
>way, this
>page will be updated, and that deadline will be firm. The program
>chairs' interpretation of the above algorithm is final.
>>If this seems too bizarre to make sense of, then just pretend the paper
>submission deadline is Sep 21, 2018, and you'll be fine.
>> Submission
>>Submissions are sought in the following categories: (i) regular papers
>(15 pages LNCS format excluding references and appendices), (ii) short
>papers (8 pages LNCS format in total), (iii) panel and workshop
>proposals (2 pages), and (iv) posters (1 page).
>>The regular and short paper submissions must be anonymous, with no
>author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references. In
>contrast, panel and workshop proposals and poster submissions must
>include author names and affiliations.
>>Papers must be formatted in standard LNCS format and submitted as PDF
>files. Submissions in other formats will be rejected. All papers
>must be
>submitted electronically according to the instructions and forms found
>here and at the submission site. For each accepted paper/poster the
>conference requires at least one registration at the general or
>academic
>rate, and paper authors must sign the IFCA copyright form when
>submitting the final version.
>>Authors may submit only work that does not substantially overlap with
>work that is currently submitted or has been accepted for
>publication to
>a conference/workshop with proceedings or a journal. We consider double
>submission serious research fraud and will treat it as such. In case of
>doubt contact the program chairs for any clarifications at
>fc19chair at ifca.ai.>>Paper submissions should be uploaded through the conference submission
>website, where authors should also report any conflicts with program
>committee members. A conflict exists if an author has the
>same affiliation as a committee member, has ever acted as their PhD
>supervisor or been supervised by them, or if they have been co-authors
>on a paper within the past two years.
>>Poster submissions and panel proposals should be sent to
>fc19chair at ifca.ai.>>Papers that are submitted but ultimately not accepted to the main
>conference may be considered for acceptance at one of the associated
>workshops. If you would like to take advantage of this, please indicate
>this preference when submitting your paper.
>> Regular Research Papers
>>Research papers should describe novel, previously unpublished
>scientific
>contributions to the field, and they will be subject to rigorous peer
>review. Accepted submissions will be included in the conference
>proceedings to be published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in
>Computer Science (LNCS) series. Submissions are limited to 15 pages in
>standard LNCS format excluding references and appendices. A total page
>restriction may apply for the printed proceedings version. Committee
>members are not required to read the appendices, so the full papers
>should be intelligible without them. Regular papers must be anonymous
>with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious
>references.
>> Short Papers
>>Short papers are also subject to peer review; however, the intention is
>to encourage authors to introduce work in progress, novel applications,
>and corporate/industrial experiences. Short papers will be evaluated
>with a focus on novelty and potential for sparking participants'
>interest and future research avenues. Short paper submissions are
>limited to 8 pages in standard LNCS format in total. The paper
>title for
>short papers should necessarily include the text "Short Paper:".
>Accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceedings.
>Short papers must also be anonymous with no author names, affiliations,
>acknowledgments, or obvious references. The authors of some submissions
>not accepted as regular research papers may be offered the option of
>acceptance as a short paper.
>> Panel Proposals
>>We especially would like to encourage submissions of panel proposals.
>These should include a brief description of the panel topics, as
>well as
>of the prospective panelists. Accepted panel sessions will be presented
>at the conference. Please feel free to contact us directly if you would
>like to further discuss the suitability of a certain topic. Panel
>submissions must not be anonymous and should be up to 2 pages, sent to
>fc19chair at ifca.ai.>> Posters
>>The poster session is the perfect venue to share a provocative opinion,
>interesting established or preliminary work, or a cool idea that will
>spark discussion. Poster presenters will benefit from a multi-hour
>session to discuss their work, get exposure, and receive feedback from
>attendees. Poster submissions should be a 1-page abstract (in the same
>LNCS format) describing the poster. Please keep in mind that the poster
>deadline is later than the main paper submission deadline. Poster
>proposals must not be anonymous and should be sent to the posters chair
>at fc19chair at ifca.ai.>> Workshop Proposals
>>Proposals for workshops to be held at FC19 are also solicited. A
>workshop can be full day or half day in length. Workshop proposals
>should include: (i) a title; (ii) a call for papers; (iii) a brief
>summary and justification, including how it would fit into the greater
>FC scope; (iv) a (tentative) Program Committee and its Chair(s); (v)
>one-paragraph biographies for key organizers; and (vi) the expected (or
>previous, if the workshop has been held in previous years) number of
>submissions, participants and acceptance rates. Workshop proposals must
>not be anonymous and should be sent to fc19workshops at ifca.ai.>> The Rump Session
>>FC19 will also include the popular "rump session" held on one of the
>evenings in an informal, social atmosphere. The rump session is a
>program of short (5 minutes), informal presentations on works in
>progress, off-the-cuff ideas, and any other matters pertinent to the
>conference. Any conference attendee is welcome to submit a presentation
>to the Rump Session Chair (to be announced at the conference). This
>submission should consist of a talk title, the name of the presenter,
>and, if desired, a very brief abstract. Submissions may be sent via
>e-mail, or submitted in person in the morning on the day of the
>session.
>> Student Stipends
>>IFCA is seeking funding to continue its program of financial support
>specifically for students attending FC, and students are encouraged to
>submit work in anticipation that funding will be found. Previous grants
>prioritized students presenting at the conference or associated
>workshops and students fresh to the field, but all students are
>encouraged to apply. If you are interested in applying for stipend
>support, please email the FC19 general chair at
>fc19general at ifca.ai with
>subject line "student stipend" and a letter of support from your thesis
>supervisor or home institution confirming your student status and
>stating that a stipend would help make it possible for you to
>attend the
>conference.
>> Program Chairs
>> Ian Goldberg University of Waterloo, CA
> Tyler Moore The University of Tulsa, USA
>> Program Committee
>> Shashank Agrawal Visa Research, US
> Ross Anderson Cambridge University, UK
> Elli Androulaki IBM Research - Zurich, CH
> Diego F. Aranha Aarhus University, DK / University of Campinas, BR
> Frederik Armknecht University of Mannheim, DE
> Foteini Baldimtsi George Mason University, US
> Iddo Bentov Cornell Tech, US
> Alex Biryukov University of Luxembourg, LU
> Jeremiah Blocki Purdue University, US
> Rainer Böhme Universität Innsbruck, AT
> Joseph Bonneau New York University, US
> Alvaro A. Cardenas University of Texas at Dallas, US
> Pern Hui Chia Google, CH
> Sonia Chiasson Carleton University, CA
> Nicolas Christin Carnegie Mellon University, US
> Jeremy Clark Concordia University, CA
> Gaby Dagher Boise State University, US
> George Danezis University College London, UK
> Matteo Dell'Amico Symantec Research Labs, FR
> Maria Dubovitskaya IBM Research - Zurich, CH
> Benjamin Edwards IBM Research, US
> Tariq Elahi University of Edinburgh, UK
> William Enck North Carolina State University, US
> Ittay Eyal Technion, IL
> Antonio Faonio IMDEA Software, ES
> Simone Fischer-Hübner Karlstad University, SE
> Bryan Ford EPFL, CH
> Stephanie Forrest Arizona State, US
> Juan Garay Texas A&M University, US
> Christina Garman Purdue University, US
> Matthew D. Green Johns Hopkins University, US
> Rachel Greenstadt Drexel University, US
> Jens Grossklags Technical University of Munich, DE
> Feng Hao Newcastle University, UK
> Ethan Heilman Boston University, US
> Urs Hengartner University of Waterloo, CA
> Ryan Henry University of Calgary, CA
> Nicholas Hopper University of Minnesota, US
> Philipp Jovanovic EPFL, CH
> Ghassan Karame NEC Laboratories Europe, DE
> Aniket Kate Purdue University, US
> Stefan Katzenbeisser Technische Universität Darmstadt, DE
> Florian Kerschbaum University of Waterloo, CA
> Markulf Kohlweiss University of Edinburgh, UK
> Aron Laszka University of Houston, US
> Helger Lipmaa University of Tartu, EE
> Wouter Lueks EPFL, CH
> Kanta Matsuura The University of Tokyo, JP
> Travis Mayberry US Naval Academy, US
> Patrick McCorry King's College London, UK
> Catherine Meadows US Naval Research Laboratory, US
> Ian Miers Cornell Tech, US
> Andrew Miller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US
> Malte Möser Princeton University, US
> Satoshi Obana Hosei University, JP
> Olya Ohrimenko Microsoft Research, UK
> Simon Oya University of Vigo, ES
> Elizabeth A. Quaglia Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
> Stefanie Roos TU Delft, NL
> Reihaneh Safavi-Naini University of Calgary, CA
> Kazue Sako NEC, JP
> Max Schuchard University of Tennessee, US
> abhi shelat Northeastern University, US
> Douglas Stebila University of Waterloo, CA
> Luke Valenta University of Pennsylvania, US
> Marie Vasek University of New Mexico, US
> Marko Vukolic IBM Research - Zurich, CH
> Eric Wustrow University of Colorado Boulder, US
> Zhenfeng Zhang Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN
> Aviv Zohar The Hebrew University, IL
>>This conference is organized annually by the International Financial
>Cryptography Association.